Henry kimmel



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Hay Loader.

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'HENRY' KIMMEL, OF WAYNESBURG, OHIO Letters Patent No. 67,771, datedAugust 13, 1 867.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-RAKES AND LOADERS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, HENRY KIMMEL, ofWaynesburg, in the county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented newand useful improvements in Machines for Raking and Loading Hay; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of my invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, of which drawings- Figure 1 is a section of myimproved hay-loader.

Figure 2 is a half plan of the same.

Figure 3 is an end view of tongue and foot-piece; V

Figure 4 is a section of drum-axle, ratchet-wheel, wheel-axle, and hub,showing their connection.

Figure 5 is a section of the apron, rake-heads and teeth; and

Figure 6 is side view of upright for supporting the rake, showing thearrangement of springs.

The nature of my invention consists in the peculiar construction andarrangement of a combined ratchetwheel, axle, and hub, and thedriving-drum, so arranged that each'wheel acts as an independent driver,and the wheels which carry the machine are outside the frame, so that alonger drum and awider rake are obtained with the same width of framethan could be otherwise obtained; teeth, which are so arranged as toform the covering shield for the apron, and at the same time topossessall the adtantages of the ordinary spring-tooth rake anda greater degreeof elasticity; also in the peculiar arrangement of the tongueandfoot-piece in such a manner as to allow of the elevating anddepressing of the upper end of the endless apron, to adapt the machineto different heights of wagons, andthe loading of greater or lesserloads; also in thepeculiarly-constrncted springs which hold down-andsupport the combined hay-rake and shield.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

also in the peculiar construction of the hay-rake A is the main frame ofthe machine. B is theframe of the endless apron G, and is attached tothe frame A at its lower end, the upper end being supported by theuprights a and 6. G is the driving-drum, of wood or other'material,constructed as shown, having the axle a passing through it, which axlealso passes through the combined ratchet-wheel, axle, andhub, e z s, asshown in fig. 4. The ratchet-wheel e, wheel-axle z, and hubs, of thedriving-wheel S, are cast in one piece, this arrangement allowing thewheel S to come outside the frame A, which is advantageous, as beforeshown. On the head of the driving-drum G are, placed the pawl m andspring at, as shown, the pawl m engaging with the ratchet-wheel e sothat the rotation of the wheel S, as caused by a forward inovementwofthe machine, causes the drum G to rotate, while no rotation of the drumG will be efi'ected by a backward movement. Each wheel being arranged inthis manner, acts as an independent driver, andeach will cause the drumto rotate, even if the other be stationary. The hay-rake teeth N arecoiled around the rake-head M, and then pass up and through the head Lof the covering shield, being secured by nuts on the upper side. Thehead L is pivoted to the irons K, which are attached to the frame B, asshown. The lever; P is fastened to the head L and rake-head M, andpasses through a slotted holein the upright Z to the rear of themachine, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. By this lever the combined shieldand hay-rake can be brought into the position shown by dotted lines infig. 1, thus clearing the rake-teeth fromthe ground. The spring Q, inthe upright Z, is made as shown, so that when the lever P is raised itflies under the lever, and the bend tin the end prevents it fromslipping out and dropping the rake. The spring Q operates in a' similarmanner to hold the rake down while raking. The endless apron 0 passesaround the driving-drum G and the drum I at the end of the frame B, andis supported by the roller H, arranged'as shown. The apron-rakes T areattached to the apron C, as shown. The teeth of these apron-rakes aremade of wire, bent as shown, the front part, c, passing through therake-head, and being fastened on the under side, while the back part,01, is put into the hole 2), thus forming a brace forrthe tooth, asfully shown in fig. 5. The tongue E is pivoted to a cross-bar in theframe .A, and passes through the slot at in the foot-piece F, the end itbeing attached to the rear axle of the wagon on which the hay is to beloaded. By means of the pin g, passing through the slotted hole at inthetongue E, and, the different holes shown in the foot-piece F, theheight of the upper end of the apron C may'be varied at pleasure, forpurposes hefore shown. The wheel-axle iis secured to-the frame A by thepiece 3/, as shown in figs. l and 4. 7

I110 not claim as my invention the endless apron O, apron-rakes-T,apron-rake teeth a d, drums G and I, roiieit H, frames A and B,driving-wheels S, foot-piece F, nor upright Z; but what I do claim-as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is i 1. Thepeculiarly-constructed hay-rake teeth N, in combination with therake-head M, lever P, and head L of the covering shield, constructed andarranged in the manner-and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The peculiar arrangement of the tongue E with the frame A andfoot-piece F, with pin 9 therein, the several parts being used as andfor the purposes before specified.

3. Thesprings Q and Q, with the bends t, in combination with the uprightZ, in the manner and for the purposes specified.

As evidence that I have made this amencied specification, I havehereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY KIMMEL.

Witnesses;

Gus. F. MANDERSON, E. N. BizEBoUT.

